Mario Carotenuto

Mario Carotenuto (30 June 1916 – 14 April 1995) was an Italian actor of film and theatre.

Mario Carotenuto
Carotenuto in 1963
Born	30 June 1916 Rome, Lazio, Italy
Died	14 April 1995 (aged 78) Rome, Italy
Years active	1937–1995
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Spouse(s)	Luisa Poselli (m. 1953–1974)[1] Gabriella Cottignoli (m. ?–1995)[2]
Children	Claretta Carotenuto[3]
Parent(s)	Nello Carotenuto (father)
Relatives	Bruno Carotenuto (nephew)

Biography

Carotenuto, the son of a silent film actor and younger brother of the actor Memmo Carotenuto, took various humble jobs for many years before starting his own artistic career in 1946, first as a radio actor and then joining small avanspettacolo companies.[4] He made his film debut in 1950, in Abbiamo vinto, going on to perform as leading or supporting actor in dozens of films, often comedies.[4] He was also very active on stage and television.[4]

He died in Rome in 1995.[4]

Awards

• 1973 Nastro d'argento for best Supporting Actor for the film Lo scopone scientifico[5]

Filmography

• Scipione l'africano (1937)
• The Two Sergeants (1951)
• Milano miliardaria (1951)
• Beauties in Capri (1952)
• The Beach (1954)
• A Hero of Our Times (1955)
• Sunset in Naples (1955)
• Kean: Genius or Scoundrel (1956)
• I giorni più belli (1956)
• Mio figlio Nerone (1956)
• L'amore nasce a Roma (1958)
• Move and I'll Shoot (1958)
• First Love (1959)
• Ragazzi del Juke-Box (1959)
• Fountain of Trevi (1960)
• Totò, Eva e il pennello proibito (1959)
• Il Mantenuto (1961)
• 5 marines per 100 ragazze (1962)
• La Vendetta (1962)
• L Insegnante (1965)
• Satyricon (1969)
• If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969)
• 1870 (1971)
• I due assi del guantone (1971)
• Boccaccio (1972)
• When Women Were Called Virgins (1972)
• Lo scopone scientifico (1972)
• Pasqualino Cammarata, Frigate Captain (1974)
• Febbre da cavallo (1975)
• Per favore, occupati di Amelia (1981)
• Pierino medico della Saub (1981)
• Cuando calienta el sol... vamos a la playa (1982)
• Gian Burrasca (1982)
• Paulo Roberto Cotechiño centravanti di sfondamento (1983)

References

1. https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=it&u=http://www.adnkronos.com/Archivio/AdnAgenzia/2007/10/19/Spettacolo/Teatro/TEATRO-E-MORTA-LUISA-POSELLI-DIVA-DELLA-RIVISTA-DEGLI-ANNI-DORO_120312.php&prev=search
2. https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=it&u=http://www.adnkronos.com/Archivio/AdnAgenzia/1997/08/08/Spettacolo/MARIO-CAROTENUTO-LA-VEDOVA-DELLATTORE-CONTRO-LA-FIGLIA_184400.php&prev=search
3. https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=it&u=http://www.vogliosapere.org/2012/12/21/in-ricordo-dellattore-mario-carotenuto/&prev=search
4. Roberto Chiti, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 8884402131.
5. Enrico Lancia. I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877422211.

External links

• Mario Carotenuto at IMDb